Flexible display panel and flexible display apparatus

ABSTRACT

The present application discloses a flexible display panel, including a non display part, a first screen, a second screen and a third screen, and the first screen and the second screen are oppositely located, and the third screen is connected between the first screen and the second screen, and the first screen, the second screen and the third screen form a continuous display region together, and the non display part is connected to one side of the display region, and the non display part is employed to be installed with a drive chip, and the drive chip is employed to drive the first screen, the second screen and the third screen to show images.

CROSS REFERENCE

This application claims the priority of Chinese Patent Application No.201610925476.5, entitled “Flexible display panel and flexible displayapparatus”, filed on Oct. 24, 2016, the disclosure of which isincorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present application relates to a display technology field, and moreparticularly to a flexible display panel and a flexible displayapparatus.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

With the constant improvement of the display technology, the applicationof the flexible display screen has already become wider and wider. Theflexible display screen is a display screen utilizing flexible plastic,and at present is realized with an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED).In comparison with the regular flat panel screen, the elasticity of theflexible display screen is better, and the screen is hard to be broken,and the appearance is novel for easily attracting consumers. How toreasonably design the structure of the flexible display screen and to beapplied on the display apparatuses, such as the cell phone, the tabletis the research point of the display technology in the future.

In prior art, the flexible display screen for the display apparatuses,such as the cell phone, the tablet is merely that a bending with a smallradius of curvature at the edge of the display screen, and the structureof the flexible display screen is simple, and the image display regionis small and multifunction of image display cannot be realized.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present application provides a flexible display panel and a flexibledisplay apparatus to solve the issues that the structure of the flexibledisplay screen is simple, and the image display region is small andmultifunction of image display cannot be realized.

A flexible display panel, comprising a non display part, a first screen,a second screen and a third screen, and the first screen and the secondscreen are oppositely located, and the third screen is connected betweenthe first screen and the second screen, and the first screen, the secondscreen and the third screen form a continuous display region together,and the non display part is connected to one side of the display region,and the non display part is employed to be installed with a drive chip,and the drive chip is employed to drive the first screen, the secondscreen and the third screen to show images.

The flexible display panel further comprises a first bent part and asecond bent part, and the first bent part is connected to the firstscreen and the third screen, and the second bent part is connected tothe second screen and the third screen.

A metal line is configured in either of the first bent part and thesecond bent part, and the metal lines electrically connect the firstscreen, the second screen and the third screen.

Either of the first screen, the second screen and the third screen iscoated with a transparent conductive thin film layer, which is employedto form touch control units, and the non display part is configured witha touch control chip, and the touch control chip is electricallyconnected to the touch control units to realize a touch control functionof the flexible display panel.

A flexible display apparatus, comprising a main body and a flexibledisplay panel, and the flexible display panel comprises a non displaypart, a first screen, a second screen and a third screen, and the firstscreen and the second screen are oppositely located, and the thirdscreen is connected between the first screen and the second screen, andthe first screen, the second screen and the third screen form acontinuous display region together, and the non display part isconnected to one side of the display region, and the non display part isemployed to be installed with a drive chip, and the drive chip isemployed to drive the first screen, the second screen and the thirdscreen to show images, and the main body comprises a front side, a rearside and a lateral side connecting the front side and the rear side, andthe first screen is adhered to the front side, and the second screen isadhered to the rear side, and the third screen is located on the lateralside after being bent.

The flexible display panel further comprises a first bent part and asecond bent part, and the first bent part is connected to the firstscreen and the third screen, and the second bent part is connected tothe second screen and the third screen.

A metal line is configured in either of the first bent part and thesecond bent part, and the metal lines electrically connect the firstscreen, the second screen and the third screen.

Either of the first screen, the second screen and the third screen iscoated with a transparent conductive thin film layer, which is employedto form touch control units, and the non display part is configured witha touch control chip, and the touch control chip is electricallyconnected to the touch control units to realize a touch control functionof the flexible display panel.

The main body comprises a system main board, and the system main boardis connected to the flexible display panel through a flexible circuitboard and controls the drive chip to drive the flexible display panel toshow images.

The flexible display apparatus further comprises a glass panel coveringon the flexible display panel, which is employed to protect the flexibledisplay panel.

The glass panel comprises a first part, a second part and a third partconnecting the first part and the second part, and the first part andthe second part are oppositely located, and the first part covers thefirst screen, and the second part covers the second screen, and thethird part covers the third screen.

The flexible display apparatus further comprises a lateral side outershell, and the first part comprises a first edge away from the thirdpart, and the second part comprises a second edge away from the thirdpart, and the lateral side outer shell connects the first edge and thesecond edge, and the lateral side outer shell and a sectional side ofthe glass panel form an enclosed pattern and accommodate the main bodyand the flexible display panel inside.

The main body further comprises a battery, and the battery is installedin a battery jar of the system main board, and located between thesystem main board and the second screen.

The beneficial effect of the present application is: the first screen,the second screen and the third screen are respectively located at thefront side, the rear side and the lateral side of the display apparatusto enlarge the display region of the flexible display screen; the firstscreen, the second screen and the third screen form a continuous displayregion together and can independently show images to realize themultifunction display and the appearance is novel to attract consumers.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the presentinvention, the following figures will be described in the embodimentsare briefly introduced. It is obvious that the drawings are only someembodiments of the present invention, those of ordinary skill in thisfield can obtain other figures according to these figures without payingthe premise.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view diagram of a flexible display panel providedby the first embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 2 is an expand view diagram of a flexible display panel provided bythe first embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view diagram of a flexible display apparatusprovided by the first embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 4 is a front view diagram of a flexible display apparatus providedby the first embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 5 is a rear view diagram of a flexible display apparatus providedby the first embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view diagram of a flexible display apparatusprovided by the second embodiment of the present application.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Embodiments of the present application are described in detail with thetechnical matters, structural features, achieved objects, and effectswith reference to the accompanying drawings as follows. It is clear thatthe described embodiments are part of embodiments of the presentapplication, but not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of thepresent application, all other embodiments to those of ordinary skill inthe premise of no creative efforts obtained, should all be consideredwithin the scope of protection of the present application.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2. A flexible display panel comprises anon display part 10, a first screen 12, a second screen 14 and a thirdscreen 16, and the third screen 16 is connected to the first screen 12and the second screen 14, and the first screen 12, the second screen 14and the third screen 16 form a continuous display region together, andthe non display part is connected to one side of the display region.Specifically, the third screen 16 comprises a pair of long sides 160 anda third short side 162 between the pair of long sides 160, and the pairof long sides 160 are respectively connected to the first screen 12 andthe second screen 14, and the first screen 12 comprises a first shortside 122, and the second screen 14 comprises a second short side 142,wherein the first short side 122, the second short side 142 and thethird short side 162 are collinear, and the first short side 122, thesecond short side 142 and the third short side 162 are connected end toend to form the edge of the non display part 10, i.e. the connectionline of the non display part 10 and the display region. The non displaypart 10 is installed with the drive chip by welding or using AnisotropicConductive Film (ACF). The drive chip is electrically connected to theinternal circuit wirings of the first screen 12, the second screen 14and the third screen 16 through the internal wirings of the non displaypart 10 and employed to drive the first screen 12, the second screen 14and the third screen 16 to show images. Furthermore, the drive chip isconnected to the data lines and the scan lines of the Thin FilmTransistors (TFT) layer of the first screen 12, the second screen 14 andthe third screen 16, and controls the switch states of the TFTs of therespective pixel units to control the first screen 12, the second screen14 and the third screen 16 to show images.

In this embodiment, the third screen 16 is the bent part of the flexibledisplay panel. The first screen 12 and the second screen 14 arerespectively adhered on the front surface 202 and the rear surface 204opposite on the main body 20 of the display apparatus. The third screen16 is on the lateral side 206 connecting the front surface 202 and therear surface 204, wherein the third screen 16 is in a bent status andcan be not completely adhered to the lateral side 206. In oneembodiment, the third screen 16 is bent to be an arc. The first screen12, the second screen 14 and the third screen 16 are respectivelylocated at the front surface 202, the rear surface 204 and the lateralside 206 to enlarge the display region of the flexible display screen;the first screen 12, the second screen 14 and the third screen 16 aredriven to work with the drive chip of the non display part 10 and canindependently show images to realize the multifunction display, and theappearance is novel to attract consumers.

Preferably, the flexible display panel is manufactured withActive-matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED). The AMOLEDpossesses merits of wide color gamut, high contrast, lower powerconsumption and light structure, and is suitable to manufacture theflexible display screen.

In this embodiment, the flexible display panel further comprises a firstbent part 110 and a second bent part 112, and the first bent part 110 isconnected to the first screen 12 and the third screen 16, and the secondbent part 112 is connected to the second screen 14 and the third screen16. Specifically, the pair of long sides 160 of the third screen 16 arerespectively connected to the first bent part 110 and the second bentpart 112, and are connected to the first screen 12 and the second screen14 through the first bent part 110 and the second bent part 112.Specifically, the first bent part 110 and the second bent part 112 aremanufactured with plastic material of better bendability. On one hand,they are employed to bear the most of the bent stress of the bentangles. On the other hand, they are employed to separate the firstscreen 12, the second screen 14 and the third screen 16.

Furthermore, both the first bent part 110 and the second bent part 112are configured with metal lines inside. The metal lines are connected tothe data lines and the scan lines of the first screen 12, the secondscreen 14 and the third screen 16 so that the first screen 12, thesecond screen 14 and the third screen 16 are electrically connected withone another, and employed to drive the chip to drive the first screen12, the second screen 14 and the third screen 16 to show images at thesame time.

In this embodiment, according to the difference of the drive way of thedrive chip, the first screen 12, the second screen 14 and the thirdscreen 16 can realize the multifunction display. Specifically, thedisplay panel comprises at least two display modes, which respectivelyare: the drive chip outputs the same data signal to synchronously drivethe first screen 12, the second screen 14 and the third screen 16 showdifferent parts of the same image, wherein the first screen 12, thesecond screen 14 and the third screen 16 respectively show the differentregions of the same image, and the images of the first screen 12, thesecond screen 14 and the third screen 16 combine to be a complete imageto enlarge the display region of the display apparatus for providing abetter usage experience to the user; the drive chip outputs thedifferent data signals to respectively and independently drive the firstscreen 12, the second screen 14 and the third screen 16 show differentimages, i.e. the first screen 12, the second screen 14 and the thirdscreen 16 respectively shows irrelevant images, and the user can receivemore image information. Moreover, one display apparatus can providedifferent image information to many people at the same time.

In this embodiment, either of the first screen 12, the second screen 14and the third screen 16 is coated with a transparent conductive thinfilm layer, which is employed to form touch control units, and the nondisplay part 10 is configured with a touch control chip, and the touchcontrol chip is electrically connected to the touch control units torealize a touch control function of the flexible display panel.Preferably, the transparent conductive thin film layer is an Indium TinOxide (ITO) conductive thin film layer.

The first screen 12, the second screen 14 and the third screen 16 arerespectively located at the front surface 202, the rear surface 204 andthe lateral side 206 to enlarge the display region of the flexibledisplay panel; the first screen 12, the second screen 14 and the thirdscreen 16 are driven to work with the drive chip of the non display part10 and can independently show images to realize the multifunctiondisplay, and the appearance is novel to attract consumers.

Please refer to FIG. 3, FIG. 4 and FIG. 5. The flexible displayapparatus provided by the first embodiment of the present applicationcomprises a main body 20 and the aforesaid flexible display panel. Themain body 20 comprises a front side 202, a rear side 204 and a lateralside 206 connecting the front side 202 and the rear side 204, and thefirst screen 12 is adhered to the front side 202, and the second screen14 is adhered to the rear side 204, and the third screen 16 is locatedon the lateral side 26 after being bent. The first screen 12, the secondscreen 14 and the third screen 16 are respectively located at the frontsurface 202, the rear surface 204 and the lateral side 206 of the mainbody 20 to enlarge the display region of the flexible display apparatus,and to independently show images to realize the multifunction display.

In this embodiment, the main body 20 comprises a system main board 22,and the system main board 22 is connected to the flexible display panelthrough a flexible circuit board and controls the drive chip to drivethe flexible display panel to show images. Specifically, one end of theflexible circuit board is connected to the system main board 22, and theother end is connected to the non display part 10 of the flexibledisplay panel, and thus the system main board 22 and the drive chip areelectrically connected. In the image showing progress of the flexibledisplay apparatus, the system main board 22 sends signals, such as thesequence signal to the drive chip. The data drive circuit and the scandrive circuit in the drive chip drive the first screen 12, the secondscreen 14 and the third screen 16 to show images according to thereceived signals.

Furthermore, the system main board 22 comprises function module, such asa first shooting module, a second shooting module, a slide unlockmodule. The first shooting module is electrically connected to thecamera head 50 and the first screen 12 at the rear surface 204, andafter the camera head 50 shoots or record images, the first shootingmodule processes the image signals and sends the same to the firstscreen 12 to show images; the second shooting module is electricallyconnected to the camera head 50 and the second screen 14 at the rearsurface 204, and after the camera head 50 shoots or record images, thesecond shooting module processes the image signals and sends the same tothe second screen 14 to show images. The flexible display apparatus onlyneeds one camera to possess the selfie and normal image shootingfunctions. The slide unlock module is electrically connected to thethird screen 16. The user touches the third screen 16 and performsspecific movement to unlock the flexible display apparatus. The multiplescreens of the flexible display apparatus does not only increase thedisplay region but also realize the multifunction display in cooperationwith the respective internal function apparatus and ports of theflexible display apparatus.

In this embodiment, the flexible display apparatus further comprises aglass panel covering on the flexible display panel, which is employed toprotect the flexible display panel. Specifically, the glass panelcomprises a first part 32, a second part 34 and a third part 36connecting the first part 32 and the second part 34, and the first part32 covers the first screen 12, and the second part 34 covers the secondscreen 14, and the third part 36 covers the third screen 16.Furthermore, the first part 32 is tightly adhered on the first screen12, and the second part 34 is tightly adhered on the second screen 14,and the curved arcs of the third part 36 and the third screen 16 are thesame, and the third part 36 is tightly adhered on the third screen 16,too. The glass panel protects the first screen 12, the second screen 14and the third screen 16 to prevent the damage due to scratches in theusage process. Particularly, after the display panel is coated with anITO conductive thin film, the flexible display apparatus is integratedwith the touch control function. The user can directly touch the glasspanel and can accomplish the operation to the flexible displayapparatus.

In one preferred embodiment, the first part 32, the second part 34 andthe third part 36 are in one piece, and convenient to process forformation, and beneficial for assembly.

In this embodiment, the flexible display apparatus further comprises alateral side outer shell 40, and the lateral side outer shell 40 isconnected with the glass panel, and the lateral side outer shell 40 anda sectional side of the glass panel form an enclosed pattern andaccommodate the main body 20 and the flexible display panel inside.Specifically, the first part 32 of the glass panel comprises a firstedge 302 away from the third part 36, and the second part 34 comprises asecond edge 304 away from the third part 36, and the lateral side outershell 40 connects the first edge 302 and the second edge 304, and thusto form an enclosed pattern with the sectional side of the glass panel.In one embodiment, the lateral side outer shell 40 is manufactured bynon metal material, such as plastics, rubber and ceramic. In otherembodiment, the lateral side outer shell 40 also can be manufacturedwith a metal material, and a plurality of openings are formed in thelateral side outer shell 40 of the metal material to prevent the lateralside outer shell 40 from blocking signals transmitting from and to anantenna installed on the main body 20. The enclosed accommodating spaceformed by the lateral side outer shell 40 and the glass panelaccommodates the main body 20 and the flexible display panel inside toact the function of protecting the main body 20 and the flexible displaypanel.

In this embodiment, the main body 20 further comprises a battery 24. Thebattery 24 is installed in a battery 24 jar of the system main board 22,and located between the system main board 22 and the second screen 14.Specifically, the battery 24 jar is located at one side of the systemmain board 22 facing the second screen 14, and the battery 24 and thesystem main board 22 are accommodated together inside the enclosedaccommodating space formed by the lateral side outer shell 40 and theglass panel after the battery 24 is installed in the battery 24 jar.

Furthermore, the lateral side outer shell 40 is detachably connected onthe first edge 302 and the second edge 304. Detaching the lateral sideouter shell 40 is convenient for installation or remove of components,such as the battery 24, the memory expansion card or sim card. In oneembodiment, the edge of the lateral side outer shell 40 extends out witha plurality of protruding connection keys. A plurality of connectinggrooves are correspondingly configured at the first edge 302 and thesecond edge 304 of the glass panel. With the cooperation of theconnection keys and the connecting grooves, the lateral side outer shell40 is connected to the glass panel.

The first screen 12, the second screen 14 and the third screen 16 arerespectively located at the front surface 202, the rear surface 204 andthe lateral side 206 of the main body 20 of the flexible displayapparatus to enlarge the display region of the flexible displayapparatus; the first screen 12, the second screen 14 and the thirdscreen 16 are driven to work with the drive chip of the non display part10 and can independently show images to realize the multifunctiondisplay, and the appearance is novel to attract consumers.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view diagram of a flexible display apparatusprovided by the second embodiment of the present application. As shownin figure, the difference between this embodiment and the firstembodiment is that the flexible display panel further comprises a fourthscreen 18, and the fourth screen 18 connects the first screen 12 and thesecond screen 14. The first screen 12, the second screen 14, the thirdscreen 16 and the fourth screen 18 are connected in sequence. Thesections form an enclosed circle to accommodate the main body 20 inside.Furthermore, the flexible display panel further comprises a third bentpart 114 and a fourth bent part 116, which are respectively employed toconnect the first screen 12 with the fourth screen 18 and to connect thesecond screen 14 with the fourth screen 18. The third bent part 114 andthe fourth bent part 116 are manufactured with plastic material ofbetter bendability. On one hand, they are employed to bear the most ofthe bent stress of the bent angles. On the other hand, they are employedto separate the first screen 12, the second screen 14 and the fourthscreen 18.

In this embodiment, the glass panel further comprises a fourth part 38.The fourth part 38 connects the first part 32 and the second 34, andcovers the fourth screen 18. Furthermore, the curved arcs of the fourthpart 38 and the fourth screen 18 are the same, and the fourth part 38 istightly adhered on the fourth screen 18. The glass panel protects thefirst screen 12, the second screen 14, the third screen 16 and thefourth screen 18 to prevent the damage due to scratches in the usageprocess. Particularly, after the display panel is coated with an ITOconductive thin film, the flexible display apparatus is integrated withthe touch control function. The user can directly touch the glass paneland can accomplish the operation to the flexible display apparatus.

The first screen 12, the second screen 14, the third screen 16 and thefourth screen 18 are respectively located at the front surface 202, therear surface 204 and the two lateral sides 206 of the main body 20 ofthe flexible display apparatus to enlarge the display region of theflexible display apparatus; the first screen 12, the second screen 14and the third screen 16 are driven to work with the drive chip of thenon display part 10 and can independently show images to realize themultifunction display, and the appearance is novel to attract consumers.

Above are embodiments of the present application, which does not limitthe scope of the present application. Any modifications, equivalentreplacements or improvements within the spirit and principles of theembodiment described above should be covered by the protected scope ofthe invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A flexible display apparatus, wherein theflexible display apparatus comprises a main body and a flexible displaypanel, and the flexible display panel comprises a non display part, afirst screen, a second screen and a third screen, and the first screenand the second screen are oppositely located, and the third screen isconnected between the first screen and the second screen, and the nondisplay part is connected to one side of the display region, and the nondisplay part is employed to be installed with a drive chip, and thedrive chip is employed to drive the first screen, the second screen andthe third screen to show images, and the main body comprises a frontside, a rear side and a lateral side connecting the front side and therear side, and the first screen is adhered to the front side, and thesecond screen is adhered to the rear side, and the third screen islocated on the lateral side; wherein a first bent part is connectedbetween the first screen and the third screen so that the first screenand the third screen are separated from each other by the first bentpart and a second bent part is connected between the second screen andthe third screen so that the second screen and the third screen areseparated from each other by the second bent part; and wherein the mainbody comprises a system main board, and the system main board isconnected to the flexible display panel through a flexible circuit boardand controls the drive chip to drive the flexible display panel to showimages.
 2. The flexible display apparatus according to claim 1, whereina metal line is configured in each of the first bent part and the secondbent part to electrically connect the first screen, the second screenand the third screen.
 3. The flexible display apparatus according toclaim 1, wherein either of the first screen, the second screen and thethird screen is coated with a transparent conductive thin film layer,which is employed to form touch control units, and the non display partis configured with a touch control chip, and the touch control chip iselectrically connected to the touch control units to realize a touchcontrol function of the flexible display panel.
 4. The flexible displayapparatus according to claim 1, wherein the flexible display apparatusfurther comprises a glass panel covering on the flexible display panel,which is employed to protect the flexible display panel.
 5. The flexibledisplay apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the glass panelcomprises a first part, a second part and a third part connecting thefirst part and the second part, and the first part and the second partare oppositely located, and the first part covers the first screen, andthe second part covers the second screen, and the third part covers thethird screen.
 6. The flexible display apparatus according to claim 5,wherein the flexible display apparatus further comprises a lateral sideouter shell, and the first part comprises a first edge away from thethird part, and the second part comprises a second edge away from thethird part, and the lateral side outer shell connects the first edge andthe second edge, and the lateral side outer shell and a sectional sideof the glass panel form an enclosed pattern and accommodate the mainbody and the flexible display panel inside.
 7. The flexible displayapparatus according to claim 1, wherein the main body further comprisesa battery, and the battery is installed in a battery jar of the systemmain board, and located between the system main board and the secondscreen.